Preserve Minneapolis announces the line-up of the latest season of its popular Walking and Biking Tours of the city's historic places. The tours are not only the best way to experience the city’s diverse neighborhoods, but also a means to experience the historic pulse of the city.

During the summer of 2012, Preserve Minneapolis will offer 29 unique tours this summer’s schedule runs from May 23 – Sept. 15. It will include new tours and highlight unique areas such as the Uptown, Fort Snelling, East Hennepin Avenue, and Lake of the Isles. In June, bike tours will offer riders momentous views of several south Minneapolis locations.

On each tour, experienced guides will tell the “stories behind the story” and give participants a greater understanding of the area’s social and built history. Tours typically cost $5 per person.

Participants are strongly urged to pre-register online; however, when space allows, last-minute additions will be included with cash payments at the tour starting points. Most tours will continue, regardless of inclement weather. Several tours cover long distances and some traverse hilly terrain, so some degree of stamina is necessary. Parts of some tours are not ADA accessible. Register and pre-pay online.

Preserve Minneapolis, a non-profit organization, assumed responsibilities from the City for the Minneapolis Walking Tours in 2011. Preserve Minneapolis is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Minneapolis by recognizing, preserving, and revitalizing the architectural and related cultural resources of the city.